CJP denies Abhijeet Dipke's detention reports ahead of Mumbai protest: ‘As fake as Gyanesh Kumar holding fair elections’
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Friday rubbished a report claiming its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, was detained by Mumbai police at Marine Drive, hours before the group's planned protest against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Gandhi Jayanti.
Adding to this, Cockroach Janta Party Founder Abhijeet Dipke arrives at the Press Club for a press conference , in Mumbai on Thursday. (ANI) The national pressure group took a swipe at Kumar while rejecting the report. “This news is as fake as CEC Gyanesh Kumar conducting free and fair elections,” the CJP wrote on X.
Meanwhile, Dipke also posted a selfie inside a car in response to the report, which claimed that he was taken to the Marine Drive police station on Thursday after being spotted holding placards along the iconic promenade.
Notably, According to the report, Dipke gathered at Marine Drive with a group of supporters when a police team, including a woman inspector, approached him and escorted him to the police station in a van. The officer also asked him about his identity and hometown during the journey, the press report shared. After being asked to meet senior officials, the CJP founder was reported to have exited the police station minutes later.
As per the latest buzz, This comes ahead of its planned agitation in Mumbai on October 2, demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and accountability in the functioning of the Election Commission of India (EC).
In further updates, The CJP has revealed a protest at 4 pm on Friday at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, near Gate No. 6, as part of a nationwide agitation against the EC.
On top of that, The campaign is scheduled to begin in Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti before moving to different parts of the country and culminating in a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Dipke has shared the agitation will continue until Kumar resigns, arguing that public confidence in the electoral process has been eroded.
Source: Hindustan Times